A ship carrying a giant metal containment box has set off for the site where a sunken oil rig has been leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Oil giant BP says it is hopeful the 100-tonne device will help to contain the oil and funnel it to a tanker. The US is to carry out a controlled burn of some of the leaked oil to stop it from getting closer to the shore.
Green Marine
about 16 years ago
BP sends giant box to contain Gulf of Mexico oil spill
A ship carrying a giant metal containment box has set off for the site where a sunken oil rig has been leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Oil giant BP says it is hopeful the 100-tonne device will help to contain the oil and funnel it to a tanker. The US is to carry […]
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